WEBVTT BEEN STOLEN IN A RECENTBURGLARY.HOWARD COUNTY POLICE SEARCHEDTHE ELLICOTT CITY HOUSE OF15-YEAR-OLD SEAN CRIZER, SEEKING ANSWERS IN THE MURDER OF16-YEAR-OLD CHARLOTTE ZAREMBAAND THE WOUNDING OF HER MOTHER,SUZANNE.CRIZER'S NEIGHBORS CAN'T BELIEVEIT.>> WE JUST FOUND OUT WHATHAPPENED. IT'S A SHOCK. IT'SUNBELIEVABLEBECAUSE I KNOW THE KID. HE'S AGOOD KID.POLITE.I EVEN TOOK HIM TO PLAY WITH MYSON AT PATAPSCO RIVER.BARRY: DETECTIVES ALSO WANT TOKNOW WHY CRIZER, WEARING A MASK,ENTERED THE ZAREMBA HOME.THEY SAY HE SHOT THE TWOVICTIMS, THEN TURNED THE GUN ONHIMSELF, DYING OF THESELF-INFLICTED WOUND.>> WE ABSOLUTELY DO NOT KNOW THESUSPECT'S MOTIVE IN THIS CASE.WE CAN'T ASK HIM.SO WE DON'T KNOW WHY HE WAS ATTHAT PARTICULAR HOME AT THATTIME.BARRY: CRIZER AND CHARLOTTEZAREMBA LIVED IN THE SAMEELLICOTT CITY NEIGHBORHOOD.BOTH ATTENDED HOWARD HIGHSCHOOL, POLICE SAY. >> AT THIS STAGE IN THEINVESTIGATION, DETECTIVES HAVEFOUND NO LINK BETWEEN THESUSPECT AND VICTIM. BARRY: POLICE KNOW AROUND 1:30NEW YEAR'S MORNING, CHARLOTTE'SPARENTS RETURNED HOME AFTERPICKING HER UP FROM A HOLIDAYPARTY.HER MOTHER HEARD A SCUFFLE INTHE GIRL'S BEDROOM.>> WHEN SHE ENTERED THE ROOM,SHE SAW CHARLOTTE STRUGGLINGWITH A MASKED SUSPECT, ANDTHAT'S WHEN THE SHOTS WEREFIRED.BARRY: INVESTIGATORS DON'T KNOWIF CRIZER TARGETED THE ZAREMBAHOME, BUT THEY BELIEVE HEBURGLARIZED TWO HOMES IN THENEIGHBORHOOD,ON MARYBETH WAY AND ALICEAVENUE, IN THE WEEKS PRIOR TOTHE SHOOTING.THEY SAY THE GUN USED IN THESHOOTING HAD BEEN REPORTEDSTOLEN IN ONE OF THOSEBURGLARIES.THE OWNER REPORTED THE WEAPONHAD BEEN SECURED PRIOR TO THETHEFT.>> THE LOCK HAD BEEN REMOVED,AND AMMUNITION WAS AL TAKENAND WAS STORED SEPARATELY FROMTHE WEAPON.BARR THE FAMILY SAYS THEY AREOVERWHELMED BY THE THOUGHTS ANDPRAYERS THEY HAVE RECEIVED, ANDTHEY CALLED CHARLOTTE AN AMAZINGYOUNG WOMAN.REPORTING LIVE FROM ELLICOTT

Police said Charlotte Zaremba's parents left their house in the 4800 block of Knoll Glen Road on New Year’s Eve to pick up Charlotte from a party. They returned home, and a short time later, Suzanne Zaremba heard a scuffle in her daughter’s bedroom.

"When she entered the room, she saw Charlotte struggling with a masked suspect and that's when the shots were fired," Howard County police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn said.

The suspect, later identified as Crizer, fired a shot at Suzanne Zaremba and another at her daughter before turning the gun on himself, police said. The mask and the gun were recovered at the scene.

"We absolutely do not know the suspect's motive in this case. We can't ask him, so we don't know why he was at that particular home at the time," Llewellyn said.

Charlotte Zaremba, 16, was pronounced dead at Howard County General Hospital. Suzanne Zaremba, 52, was taken to Shock Trauma, where she was treated and released.

Crizer was taken to Shock Trauma in critical condition, where he remained until he died Tuesday.

They are known to have lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same school, but police have not found any indication of a relationship between the two.

"At this stage in the investigation, detectives have found no link between the suspect and victim," Llewellyn said.

"We just found out what happened. It's a shock. It's unbelievable. I know the kid. He's a good kid, polite. I even took him to play with my son at Patapsco River," neighbor Pablo Rivera said.

Detectives also want to know why Crizer was wearing a mask when he went into the Zaremba home.

Detectives believe Crizer is responsible for burglarizing at least two homes in the same neighborhood, one on Alice Avenue and the other on Marybeth Way, in the weeks before the shooting.

The gun Crizer used had been reported stolen from a home on Marybeth Way, police said.

The owner reported the weapon had been secured prior to the theft.

"The lock had been removed and ammunition was also taken, and it was stored separately from the weapon," Llewellyn said.

Police said their investigation continues. They are talking to family and friends and will go through computers and cellphones.

Police do not know if Crizer was targeting Charlotte Zaremba or her home.

Detectives are continuing to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.

In a written statement the Zaremba family said that they are very grateful to the community for the outpouring of support.

"We are overwhelmed by the many prayers, tributes, and thoughts that have been sent our way as we mourn the sudden loss of an amazing and caring young woman.

"We are particularly grateful to the Howard County Police and Fire Departments, University of Maryland Shock Trauma, the Howard County General Hospital pediatric unit, and the Howard County Violent Crimes Unit for the care and professionalism they have shown.

"We respectfully ask for privacy as we deal with our grief and loss."

A GoFundMe page was set up to assist with funeral expenses and for charitable organizations that Charlotte supported.

Funeral arrangements are set for Saturday at Glen Mar Church in Ellicott City. The viewing is scheduled from 10 a.m. - noon. The funeral will immediately follow.